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Category Archives: Opinion
WJBC Forum: As time goes by
No, I'm not referring to the great song from the classic Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman movie "Casablanca."… MORE
WJBC Forum: That was then, this is now
A situation similar to the fiscal cul de sac the State of Illinois has kicked the can into is developing among units of local government.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Timing is everything
Timing is everything.… MORE
WJBC Forum: What Rauner doesn’t understand
Poverty and cutting wages is not the foundation of economic development.… MORE
WJBC Forum: Wes Moore
Last Friday evening I attended a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr at ISU.… MORE
WJBC Forum: False Fox News
Since my retirement, I have become some what of a news’ junkie, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that Fox News was accused of continually reporting a know falsehood, on air numerous times for almost a w… MORE
WJBC Forum: No more BloNo
With all due respect, and apologies up front, I mean really folks, who on God's green earth came up with this nickname for our fair twin cities?… MORE
WJBC Forum: Illinois doubles down on broke
I've always been suspicious of politicians who, upon taking office, tell us that the situation is even worse than they thought during the campaign.… MORE
WJBC Forum: National Mentoring Month
This month, is National Mentoring Month which is in its 14th year of spreading mentoring awareness in an effort to connect more of the nations young people with quality mentors throughout nation.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…